 While round the armed bands Did clap their bloody hands ; He nothing common did, or mean, Upon that memorable scene, But with his keener eye The axe's edge did try ; Nor called the gods with vulgar spite To vindicate his helpless right, But bowed his...  The Living Age - Side 1941912Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | 1809 - 878 sider
...Ode upon Cromwell's return from Ireland." While round the armed bands Did clap their bloody hands, He nothing common did or mean, Upon that memorable...But with his keener eye, The axe's edge did try, Nor call'd the gods with vulgar spite To vindicate his helpless right, But bow'd his comely head Down as... | |
 | David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1809 - 446 sider
...Ode upon Cromwell's return from Ireland." While round the armed bands Did clap their bloody hands, He nothing common did or mean, Upon that memorable scene ; But with his keener eye, The'axe's edge did try, Nor call'd the gods with vulgar spitf To vindicate his helpless right, But... | |
 | 1834 - 566 sider
...the " Royal Actor," for so he also styles him, even in addressing Cronlwell. Marvel speaks : — " He nothing common did or mean Upon that memorable...scene; But, with his keener eye, The axe's edge did trye. Nor called the gods, with vulgar spite, t To vindicate his helpless right ; But bowed his comely... | |
 | 1838 - 504 sider
...of the death of Charles I., he says, — " While round the armed bands Did clap their bloody hands : He nothing common did, or mean, Upon that memorable...scene ; But with his keener eye, The axe's edge did trye : Nor call'd the gods with vulgar spight To vindicate his helplesse right ; l'ii! bow'd his comely... | |
 | Reuben Percy - 1823 - 432 sider
...execution of the monarch, he says : — " While round the armed bands Did clasp their bloody hands, He nothing common did, or mean, Upon that memorable...But, with his keener eye, The axe's edge did try, Nor call'd the gods, with vulgar spite, To vindicate his helpless right, But bow'd his comely head THE... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 sider
...actor borne, The tragic scaffold might adorn. While round the armed bands Did clap their bloody hands, 'd , not as I oft am wont, of thee, Works of day past,...mine ear one call'd me forth to walk With gentle This was that memorable hour, Which first assured the forced power ; So when they did design The Capitol's... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Thomas Moore - 1832 - 346 sider
...magnificent lines on Charles I. : •— " While round the armed bands Did clap their bloody hands, He nothing common did, or mean, Upon that memorable...But with his keener eye The axe's edge did try; Nor call'd the Gods with vulgar spight To vindicate his helpless right, But bow'd his comely head Do\vn,... | |
 | Charles I (King of England) - 1832 - 372 sider
...have witnessed what he describes, writes of this scene : — " He nothing common did nor mean After that memorable scene ; But with his keener eye The axe's edge did try : Nor call'd the gods, with vulgar spite, To vindicate his helpless right; But bow'd his comely head Down... | |
 | Hartley Coleridge - 1833 - 764 sider
...borne, The tragic scaffold might adorne, While round the armed bands, Did clap their bloody hands : He nothing common did, or mean, Upon that memorable scene; But with his keener ege, The axe's edge did trge. Nor calfd the Gods with vulgar spight, To vindicate his helplessc right... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Thomas Moore - 1833 - 350 sider
...round the armed hands Did clap their hloody hands, He nothing common did, or mean, Upon that memorahle scene ; But with his keener eye The axe's edge did try; Nor call'd the Gods with vulgar spight To vindicate his helpless right, But how'd his comely head Down,... | |
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